ambrose Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397)
    St. Ambrose; Saint Ambrose.

WordNet


Am"brose noun
Definitions
  1. A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia. See Ambrosia, 3. Turner.

Webster 1913